2013年6月17日星期一

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Utah man shot in Catholic Mass expected to survive

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Tara Evans, left, is comforted by her daughter Karen Evans during a news conference at the McKay-Dee Hospital Center in Ogden, Utah on Monday, June 17, 2013, to update the condition of Tara's husband, James Evans, who was shot in the head during church services on Sunday. James Evans, 65, was in critical condition Monday, but has made steady progress, said intensive care unit director Dr. Barbara Kerwin. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUTOGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man is expected to survive after his son-in-law walked into Father's Day Catholic Mass and shot him in the head in front of a congregation of 300 people, many of whom hit the floor, then helped try to stop the bleeding and chase after the suspect.


Details to be released on Utah church shooting

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 07:23 AM PDT

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah plan to offer details about a man accused of walking into a Catholic church and shooting another man in the back of the head during Mass in Ogden.

Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 07:04 AM PDT

Pope Francis blesses a sick man after a mass in Saint Peter's Square at the VaticanBy Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross. "It's very effective. It's inspired some members of our congregation to install panels on their homes," Reverend David Lowry said of the "solar cross" mounted in 2009 on the Caloundra Uniting Church, which groups three Protestant denominations. ...


Pope Francis meets Venezuelan President Maduro

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 06:55 AM PDT

Pope Francis shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday for the first time since Maduro won a narrow and disputed election victory to succeed late Socialist leader Hugo Chavez. The men discussed poverty, the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking, and regional issues including a dispute between Venezuela and Colombia, a statement from the Vatican said. Maduro, in Italy on the first stop of a visit to Europe, was Chavez's chosen successor, but has been accused by opposition leader Henrique Capriles of stealing the election, held in April. ...


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